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	\|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21. His twin brother [[Grant Ford]] also served in Company K of the 7th HA Regiment and survived the war.<ref name="Carnival"/>"Promoted to Corp April 24, 1865-- before being promoted was Ambulance Driver"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>		\|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21. His twin brother [[Grant Ford]] also served in Company K of the 7th HA Regiment and survived the war.<ref name="Carnival"/>"Promoted to Corp April 24, 1865-- before being promoted was Ambulance Driver"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

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==Birth==
George Ford was born in Westerlo, Albany County, NY on July 28, 1844, the son of [[Gilbert Ford]] and [[Sarah Kenyon]].<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref><ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY</ref> He had a older brother [[Grant Ford]] (B. Oct 7, 1841).<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="1850Census"/> Note: Robert Keating in the book [[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]] wrote that George and Grant were twins, but this is not correct.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>

==Marriage & Children== 
He married after he served in the Civil War. He married [[Louisa Lapaugh]] (B. abt 1836-8, D. after Aug 1, 1890), who was the daughter of Maria Lapaugh (B. about 1807, D. after 1880). They appear not to have had any children.<ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Albany, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Albany, Albany Co, NY</ref>

==Occupation==
George worked as a farmer<ref name="Carnival"/> and a laborer<ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Coeymans, Albany, Albany Co, NY</ref> before his service during the Civil War. After the war George worked as an expressman or driver in the city of Albany.<ref name="1870Census"/><ref name="1880Census"/>



==Military Service==
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|Residence:
|Westerlo<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
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|Place of Birth:
|Westerlo, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Date of Birth:
|28 July 1844<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Names of Parents:
|Gilbert (Ford) and Sarah Kenyon<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Marital Status:
|Married<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Enlistment Date:
|11 Aug 1862<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Enlistment Place:
|Westerlo, NY or Albany, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Private<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|State Served:
|New York
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|Regiment:
|'''[[7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref>
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|Company:
|Company K<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="Pension"/>
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|Promotion Date:
|24 Apr 1865<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Promotion Rank:
|Corporal<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Muster Out Date:
|17 Jun 1865<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Muster Out Place:
|Baltimore, MD
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|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21. His twin brother [[Grant Ford]] also served in Company K of the 7th HA Regiment and survived the war.<ref name="Carnival"/>"Promoted to Corp April 24, 1865-- before being promoted was Ambulance Driver"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

Born in Westerlo, Age 21, Farmer, Dark eyes, Dark hair, Light complexion, 5'10" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
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|Sources Used: [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com; 1890 US Veterans Census, Albany;
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==Military Service==
Despite serving in the '''[[7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery for three years, George had reasonably good health for the remainder of his life as he never filed for his Civil War pension.

==Life==
It appears that George's father died before 1850, as in 1850 George, his mother [[Sarah Kenyon]] (B. abt 1815) Ford and brother [[Grant Ford]] were living in Westerlo with his maternal grandparents.<ref name="1850Census"/> His grandfather, [[Robinson Kenyon]] (B. abt 1786), was a laborer, while his uncles [[Henry Kenyon]] (B. abt 1822) and [[Dewitt Kenyon]] (B. abt 1827) were farmers.<ref name="1850Census"/> Also in the house were his grandmother Ruth (B. abt 1788, D. bef 1860) and aunt [[Elizabeth Kenyon]] (B. abt 1830).<ref name="1850Census"/> By 1860, George was out of the house and was working for Charlotte A. Whitbeck in Coeymans, Albany co, as a day laborer.<ref name="1860Census"/> After serving in the Civil War, George returned to Albany county where he married and settled in the city of Albany. George, his wife Louisa and brother Grant would live together for the remainder of their lives. In 1870, living in a multi-family home, George and Grand were both drivers.<ref name="1870Census"/> By 1880 they were all living at 47 Division Street in a two family home with Maria Lapaugh (B. abt 1806), who was Louisa's mother.<ref name="1880Census"/>

==Death==
George's brother Grant died first on January 6, 1886 and he was buried at [[Westerlo Rural Cemetery]].<ref name="WRC">[[Westerlo Rural Cemetery]] gravestones, www.newyorkgravestones.org</ref> George died next, on March 28, 1890<ref name="Civil War Pension Records"> Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com</ref>, and is also buried at the Westerlo Rural Cemetery.
[[Image:George-Ford-marker.jpg|300px|thumb|center|<center>George Ford memorial at the Westerlo Rural Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Thomas Dunne</center>]]

==Postscript==
After his death, his wife Louisa filed for his Civil War pension on August 1, 1890.<ref name="Pension"/> The same year she was also recorded in the 1890 US Veterans Census in Albany and at the time she lived at 25 Orange Street.<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Albany, Albany Co, NY</ref>

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